The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-13
THE INQUEST.


I'LL uvUUlUl,
Csnfinued From pirst psse.
Tor the accident, The gentlemen who
only ak wetks ago bound Oh. mselves
In the proDerty to save themselves
will be confronted with claims apere-
eating q little less than Q million OF
dollars. This, Of course, simply means
bankruptcy, and the road once more
will pass into the hands Of receiver.
This phsse oil the occurrence is any.
thing but pleasant TO the owners OF
the road, who will inquest ionsbly
fght to the bitter end all claims for
damages.
TEE ouEsrf0Hs OF NEGLIGENCE
or undue diligence ON the part Of the
servants OF the corporation involves
several knotty legal propositions
which probably Will necessitste the
ruling ri the court OF last resort, 70 vii:
The United States Supreme bench.
This 10 that the customary number Of
ties per mile, and steel rails with Hsh
bar attachments, are required. There
10 unq pestiontd evidence to show the
cir brakes we're tested tsics ct Peoria
and opce at Forest, where q coach was
dropped and another sub stituted. Mr..
Marley says he examined the bridge
In May last, and considered It sais for
two years to come. Many people
here express belief that the ain
was wrecked by thieves for the pu pose
Of plumber. Nothing Ia substsn.is, ion
OF this theory has vet been developed
Mr.. Armstrong tod the commission.
er today that he ordered q general
inspection OF the bridges along the
road with a view Of stcer sinipg their
exact condition. He will produce owl.
denoe In support Of this proposition
before the commissioners on Tuesday
next. The claim is made that the
treptle would not stand the weight Of
two locomotives, aud that the arst Gu
CINE broke down the bridge by sud.
den reverse followed by an inmedis q
opening Of the tbrott o. The fact that
the bridge was burning out 10 clearly
established, but no one can give any
clew a. 10 the cause oil the fire. Some
still cry incendiarisn, wiile o'h-r,
are equally vociierous In their shout,
that the leaves and dry grass near b.
bridge caught fire from spark and
communicated " to the tr. site. The
Railroad Commissioners were at tn.
scene Of the disaster today aud wi!
endesvor to locate tho
HIAcr CAUSE OF The OCCURRENCE.
This task IL no easy one, but th.
officers Of the State, by virtue Of o.
act paced ut the last session OF a.,
LsgIslsture, are clothed with fol
authority 10 inves ligsts all persons snc
papers and report. They laid the
foundation oil an examination toda,
aud will resume operations In reoIii
on Tuesday next. II 10 bound 4,
mako q great big Law suit, ons tina
will furnish new preovdents and rul
ings on the law Of common carrier
The coroner's jury 10 still pevginI
away. There are some scores Of cit
neetes yet desiring 10 bs examined
and the Railroad Board will make a
investigation on lie own account. Tn,
matter will probably not DO adjuste,
Tor ten years 10 come.
All manner OF speculation IL hears
here 10 10 the number Of dead Tn,
coroner says he Gao account for ssy
enty-seven bodies and believes thor
are no more In the wreck. The latte
branch OF the statement is 40 uestion
ably true, but ths latest aud mos, 70
liab'e advices swell the mum her OF Il
tali,ies to over eighty. The rsilroa,
poodle have agents at work collectipl
Information - 10 the number aud resI
dencea u ths dead and wounded
Many we're taken away f'om ChAs
worth aud Piper Oity early yestsida
morning.. before the extent Of their Ia
Jurits were made kuown. Some 0
these have, It 10 SAID, did today.
The superintendent OF the road, Mr.
Armstrong, a. least claims tho acci
dent WAS In no wise he result of neg.
ligenee OF the lack Of care-sim ply by
act Of God. Mr.. Armstrong and hi
foreman OF bridges insists that th,
structure was iafe and the road bed II
a condition 10 stsnd rapid trsnst
From the evidence adduced beior,
the railfoSd boa'd II appeal tina, III,
train ves- speeding alorg ut ffou
IN Tiy h thirty i've miles per hour
MT. Armstrong ssys the track Is Il
fair Older. The railroad psople o.!
EIourY eEvKs HAVE ALREADY Did,
and thirteen more are In q cr,tica
ooLdition. IL Ia understood the com
rany will tonight, through IT. genera
fiioee Al Psoris, furnish 90 tire publl
q compete list o. the dead, woundc,
and missing. Unless this 10 do 10 th
general public will never know IN,
full extent Of the calsmily. Tn
bodies oi the victims, nearly All OF Oh,
wounded and the personal ELECTS q
the myers are 40 longer IL Chat,
worth and Piper City. Al forts u
secu a,ely sscertain the ideati'y q
the sufferers have, mp 10 this time
been unavailibe Toe coroner him
self Il at sea with his figures, and no,
estimatse that he may possibly hav
under estimated tho fall IL eut Of tn
diesstor. The railroad Off cials alo0,
can enlighien the public on this point
The newspapers are powtrless, q
numerous bodies aud wounded peopl
were removed before any OF tho col
rtspondehu arrived In Onatsworth.
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